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UnitThree Security 1 Haveyoueverbeenthevictimofcrimeordoyouknowsomeonewhohas 2 Doyouthinkcrimeisincreasingordecreasing TextATheLandofLock YearsagoinAmerica itwascustomaryforfamiliestoleavetheirdoorsunlocked dayandnight Inthisessay Greeneregretsthatpeoplecannolongertrusteachotherandhavetoresorttoelaboratesecuritysystemstoprotectthemselvesandtheirpossessions TheLandoftheLockByBobGreeneInthehousewhereIgrewup itwasourcustomtoleavethefrontdooronthelatchnight Idon tknowifthatwasalocaltermorifitisuniversal onthelatch meantthedoorwasclosedbutnotlocked Noneofuscarriedkeys thelastoneinfortheeveningwouldcloseup andthatwasit 2 Thosedaysareover Inruralareasaswellasincities doorsdonotstayunlocked evenforpartofanevening 3 Suburbsandcountryareasare inmanyways evenmorevulnerablethanwell patrolledurbanstreets Statisticsshowthecrimerate risingmoredramaticallyinthoseallegedlytranquilareasthanincities Atanyrate theeraofleavingthefrontdooronthelatchisover 4 Ithasbeenreplacedbydead boltedlocks securitychains electronicalarmsystemsandtripWireshookeduptoapolicestationorprivateguardfirm Manysuburbanfamilieshaveslidingglassdoorsontheirpatios withsteelbarselegantlybuiltinsonoonecanprythedoorsopen 5 Itisnotuncommon inthemostpleasantofhomes toseepastedonthewindowssmallnoticesannouncingthatthepremisesareundersurveillancebythissecurityforceorthatguardcompany 6 ThelockisthenewsymbolofAmerica Indeed arecentpublic serviceadvertisementbyalargeinsurancecompanyfeaturednotchartsshowinghowmuchatriskweare butapictureofachild sbicyclewiththenow usualpadlockattachedtoit 7 Theadpointedoutthat yes itistheinsurancecompaniesthatpayforstolengoods butwhoisgoingtopayforwhatthenewatmosphereofdistrustandfearisdoingtoourwayoflife WhoisgoingtomakethepsychicpaymentforthetransformationofAmericafromtheLandoftheFreetotheLandoftheLock 8 Forthatiswhathashappened WehavebecomesousedtodefendingourselvesagainstthenewatmosphereofAmericanlife sousedtoputtingupbarriers thatwehavenothadtimetothinkaboutwhatitmaymean 9 Forsomereasonwearesatisfiedwhenwethinkwearewell protected itdoesnotoccurtoustoaskourselves Whyhasthishappened Whyarewehavingtobarricadeourselvesagainstourneighborsandfellowcitizens andwhen exactly didthisstarttotakeoverourlives 10 Andithastakenover Ifyouworkforamedium tolarge sizecompany chancesarethatyoudon tjustwanderinandoutofwork Youprobablycarrysomekindofaccesscard electronicorotherwise thatallowsyouinandoutofyourplaceofwork Maybethesecurityguardatthefrontdeskknowsyourfaceandwillwaveyouinmostdays butthefactremainsthatthebusinessyourworkforfeelsthreatenedenoughtokeepoutsidersawayviathese keys 11 Itwasn talwayslikethis Evenadecadeago Mostprivatebusinesshadapolicyoffreeaccess Itsimplydidn toccurtomanagersthattheproperthingtodowastodistrustpeople 12 Lookattheairports Parentsusedtotakechildrenouttodeparturegatestowatchplaneslandandtakeoff That sallgone Airportsarenolongeraplaceofeducationandfun theyarethemostsophisticatedofsecuritysites 13 Withelectronicx rayequipment weseemfinallytohavefiguredoutawaytoholdtheterrorists realandimagined atbay itwassucharelieftosolvethisproblemthatwedidnotthinkmuchaboutwhatsuchastateofaffairssaysaboutthequalityofourlives Wenowpassthroughtheseelectronicfriskerswithoutsomuchasasidewaysglance themachines andwhattheystandfor havewon 14 Ourneighborhoodsarebathedinhigh intensitylight wedonotwanttoaffordourselvesevensomuchaluxuryasashadow 15 Businessmen inincreasingnumbers arepurchasingnewmachinesthathookuptothetelephoneandanalyzeacaller svoice Themachinesaresupposedtotellthebusinessman withasmallmarginoferror whetherhisfriendorclientistellinglies 16 Allthisisbeingdoneinthenameof security thatiswhatwetellourselves Wearefearful andsowedevisewaystolockfearout andthat wedecide iswhatsecuritymeans 17 Butno withallthis security weareperhapsthemostinsecurenationinthehistoryofcivilizedman Whatbetterwordtodescribethewayinwhichwehavebeenforcedtolive Whatsadderreflectiononallthatwehavebecomeinthisnewandpuzzlingtime 18 Wetrustnoone Suburbanhousewiveswearrapewhistlesontheirstationwagonkeychains Wehavebecomesosmartaboutself protectionthat intheend wehavealloutsmartedourselves Wemayhavelockedtheevilsout butinsodoingwehavelockedourselvesin Thatmaybethelegacywerememberbestwhenwelookbackonthisage Indealingwiththeunseenhorrorsamongus webecameprisonersofourselves Allofusprisoners inthistimeofourtroubles AtPresent securitychain electronicalarmsystems tripwires electronicX rayequipment slidingglassdoorswithsteelbars accesscards highintensitylight rapewhistles dead boltlocks 出入证 防盗锁 防护链 电子报警系统 触发式报警装置 钢筋玻璃滑门 电子透视装置 探照灯 防强暴口哨 Hmework GroupDiscussion Howtoensureyoursecurityoncampus